Asbury Park City Council approves Oct. 3 event

Under new ownership with added features, the Asbury Park Zombie Walk will be held from 12 to 8 p.m. one week from Saturday. The Guinness Book of World Record event was called off by organizer Jason Meehan last month, citing exponential growth, planning needs, and organizing costs for the event’s demise. But last week restauranteur […]

Project headed to Planning Board for site plan approval

The 1101 Ocean project is headed to the Planning Board. The Asbury Park City Council unanimously voted Wednesday to approve waterfront redeveloper iStar’s conceptual plans for its 16-story high rise at the former Esperanza site. If all approvals are met construction would begin next spring and be completed within 2-2½ years, iStar Senior Vice President […]

Residents asked to voluntarily conserve water

Monmouth County is among the state’s regions being asked to voluntarily conserve water consumption. The Department of Environmental Protection [DEP] issued a drought watch Wednesday for the northeast, central and coastal north regions. DEP Commissioner Bob Martin said a drought watch was prompted by continued rainfall deficits that have decreased reservoir, ground water and streamflow […]

computerized program used to issue traffic and parking summonses

Asbury Park Police Department has been named a recipient of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant [JAG]. The $52,746 federal grant will be utilized for the city’s e-citation program, Acting Police Chief Anthony Salerno said. “The computerized program is used for issuing traffic and parking summonses,” Salerno said. “It is […]

Zombie Walk and iStar's 1101 Ocean project on agenda

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a public workshop session at 6:30 p.m. and the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on […]

Passengers and crew were uninjured

A city resident died Monday evening after he was hit by a train along the North Jersey Coastline in Asbury Park, NJ transit spokesperson Nancy Snyder said. The train struck Marcelo Garcia-Roque, 20, of Asbury Park, near 8:55 p.m. Monday on the tracks close to the Monroe Avenue crossing, just east of the Asbury Park […]

Parking and storm surge protection discussed Monday night

Master waterfront redeveloper iStar will seek conceptual approval on Wednesday from the city council for its first oceanfront project. Representatives of the developer appeared at the council’s workshop meeting Monday night to formally present the project to the board. Parking was a main concern of the council, as well as the building’s protection against storm […]

Police ask public's help in investigation

Two Asbury Park men, ages 23, remain in stable condition at a local hospital after sustaining gunshot wounds in the early morning hours Sunday. Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Charles Webster said Asbury Park Patrol officers responded to the 1000 block of Bangs Avenue near 2:08 a.m. following a report of gunshots fired. While officers […]

Special events, road improvements, iStar project on agenda

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. The public participation session takes place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • Special event […]

Bridge replacement expected to be complete May 2016

Work to replace the bridge along Main Street that connects Loch Arbour and Interlaken will restart Monday, Monmouth County officials have announced. Traffic along the bridge over Deal Lake will cease at 7 a.m. and remain restricted until May 2016. “Utility relocations were performed before Memorial Day 2015, but work was halted during the summer […]